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Lindex to use BASF recycled polyamide in lingerie
GOTHENBERG – Lindex has partnered with BASF to introduce textile-to-textile recycled polyamide into lingerie ranges from 2027. The Swedish fashion
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Loop targets textile recycling scale-up with India facility
GUJARAT – Loop Industries has secured government backing in India for its first commercial-scale textile-textile recycling plant. The company has
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PFAS scrutiny rises in Oeko-Tex chemistry testing
ZURICH – Oeko-Tex has published new laboratory findings from its Eco Passport certification programme, highlighting persistent compliance issues in some
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Shein buys Everlane in US$100m deal, reports claim
BEIJING – Chinese fashion giant Shein is reportedly acquiring US apparel brand Everlane in a deal valuing the business at
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U.S. cotton LCA claims negative carbon footprint
NORTH CAROLINA – A new life cycle assessment claims U.S. cotton can deliver a negative greenhouse gas footprint when biogenic
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Cotton risk rises sharply amid sourcing shifts
LONDON – Cotton supply chains are showing fresh signs of forced labour exposure, despite growing investment in traceability, Oritain research
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Brands warned of forced labour cotton concerns
WASHINGTON – Campaigners are warning that cotton produced with state-imposed forced labour in Turkmenistan may be entering global fashion supply
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BCI pilot claims 54 per cent cut in US cotton emissions
ZURICH – US cotton growers licensed to the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) standard cut greenhouse gas emissions by 54 per
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Target expands Syre deal for recycled polyester
NORTH CAROLINA – Target has expanded its partnership with Syre to support the use of 70,000 metric tons of polyester
Infinited Fiber completes €40m funding round
8th March 2024
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HELSINKI – Finnish textile recycling technology and business, Infinited Fiber Company, has completed a two-part financing round totalling €40m. The funding includes investments from new
US$1 trillion to decarbonise fashion supply chains
18th November 2021
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WASHINGTON – Decarbonising global fashion supply chains to achieve a net-zero fashion industry by 2050 will cost more than one trillion dollars, claims new analysis
Brands charging punitive fines for late delivery, claims supplier
16th November 2018
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LEICESTER – A UK apparel retailer is raking in a seven figure sum annually by charging clothng garment manufacturers for late delivery, claims a prominent
Myanmar workers “not benefitting” from wage rise
14th November 2018
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YANGON – Garment workers in Myanmar are unlikely to benefit from recent minimum wage increases as factories have upped production targets to compensate. New research
Amazon clothing listings up 27% in eight months
13th November 2018
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NEW YORK – The amount of clothing retailed on Amazon increased by 27 per cent between February and September 2018. Most of the increase was
Bangladesh facing supply chain chaos if Accord exits this month
9th November 2018
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DHAKA – 532 factories could potentially be declared ineligible to produce for Bangladesh Accord signatory companies by 1 January 2019 if the Bangladesh Accord leaves
HeiQ and DuPont partner on PFC-free water-repellent
8th November 2018
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ZÜRICH – A new PFC-free water-repellent for leather has been established by Swiss textile technology business HeiQ and DuPont Consumer Solutions, a business unit of
Sri Lanka trade benefits threatened by political turmoil
6th November 2018
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s duty-free access to the European Union is under threat after the country’s president replaced the elected Prime Minister with a nationalist
Sir Philip Green headlines dent Topshop popularity
2nd November 2018
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LONDON – Arcadia brands such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge “face huge challenges” in the months ahead if the results of a new poll of
